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Janet H. Vail, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

106 Lake Michigan Center
740 West Shoreline Drive
Muskegon, MI 49441
(616) 331-3048
vailj@gvsu.edu

AWRI / Teaching Activities:

• Serves as the AWRI liaison for K-12 environmental education activities especially as they relate to GVSU research and the education vessels, the W. G. Jackson and the D. J. Angus
• Coordinates K-12 outreach activities, teacher workshops, conferences and other events, the GLOBE partnership, and Michigan Project WET
• Maintains the AWRI presence in the network of professional business and educational organizations regarding environmental issues, including cooperative efforts with these contacts
• State of Michigan Coordinator for Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
• GLOBE Training Coordinator
• Environmental Education Facilitator (Project Learning Tree, WILD, Population Connection)
• Lead Writer: Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support (MEECS) Air Quality Unit
• GVSU Integrated Science Faculty
• GVSU Environmental Studies Minor Faculty
• See program website for more information

Expertise:

• Science education with a specialization in environmental education
• Teacher workshop facilitator
• Citizen monitoring programs for E. coli bacteria and ozone

General Information:

• Resume [PDF]
• Ph.D. in Science Education (Environmental Education), Western Michigan University Dissertation topic: Fecal coliform bacteria as a water quality indicator
• M.A. in Science Education, Western Michigan University
• Legal Assistant Certificate, (with honor), University of California, Santa Cruz
• M.A. in Biology (Ecology), University of California, Santa Barbara
• B.S. in Biology (Botany), (with Class Honors), University of Michigan
• Teaching Certification: Michigan Permanent Secondary Credential, California Life Secondary and Elementary Credentials
• Co-Chair U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Lake Michigan Forum.
• Chair, Lake Michigan: State of the Lake Conference '99, '01, and '03
• Member:  Air & Waste Management Association West Michigan Chapter, Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education, National Marine Educators Association, Great Lakes Association of Science Ships, Michigan Botanical Club